By the time Xiao Chen returned to the village, it was already noon that day.
The scorching sun is high and the sun is shining brightly.
With Sang's help, the village has almost recovered, and most of the villagers' emotions are stable. Start helping each other, repairing the destroyed houses and clearing away the messy materials.
With mutual help, smiles slowly appeared on the faces of the villagers.
This is how it is in the wilderness.
For many mortals, living one more day is considered a gain, and being born in the wilderness is already a very bad thing.
Resources are scarce, the environment is harsh, bandits are rampant, and life and death are already uncertain.
The people of Huanghai, under their tough appearance, have a simple mentality that is bearish on life and death.
"Go back first, don't think too much."
Xiao Chen patted Xiao Qingchen's head and said softly.
Xiao Qingchen nodded and left quickly, but turned back three times in one step and returned home with great reluctance under Xiao Chen's watch.
Seeing Sang walking towards him, Xiao Chen nodded slightly and told him about last night's events and some of his thoughts.
Sang shook his head and said: "Forget about destroying Tiansha Sect's branch. The two human kings last night were only in their early stages. In the seventh-grade sect, it is estimated that even the elders of the outer sect cannot get through. In addition, You can only win so easily after being hit hard by you. The branch has been in business for at least a hundred years. There must be many small kings, and there will definitely be adult kings. "
There is a huge gap in strength between Human King Chucheng and Human King Xiaocheng, let alone great achievements.
Xiao Chen's current strength relies on the soul and will comparable to the human king Dacheng, plus the acquired divine body, as well as the three great ways and the Supreme Dragon Fist. It is enough to compete with the Little Adult King, and even beat some less powerful Little Adult Kings, but facing the big Adult King, defeat is inevitable.
Xiao Chen felt a little pressure to be promoted to the Human King quickly.
But the acquired divine body requires too many resources. In fact, if it weren't for the pot of Burning Heart Wine, it would take at least a year for the Holy Lord to reach his peak.
Qin Zhuolin helped him a lot by giving him the pot of Burning Heart Wine.
"On the way back, I thought about it carefully. It is indeed risky to destroy the branch. I thought of another compromise. The Tiansha Sect branch that controls this area has about eighty strongholds."
Xiao Chen paused and continued: "If all these eighty strongholds are pulled out, it will take about ten years to re-establish them. In the wilderness, the area is too vast. Without these strongholds, it cannot be controlled. It is simply impossible for the rogues, the sub-rudders of the Tiansha Sect, to control this area.”
"Within ten years, the village should be free from worries, and the attention of Tiansha Sect's branch should be attracted to me."
Sang whispered: "What about ten years from now?"
"If you attend the Taoyuan Reception, you will be worry-free for a hundred years as long as you get a promise from that big shot."
"A hundred years from now?"
"A hundred years from now, I will be famous in Huanghai. With the presence of Xiao Chen, I can keep the village safe."
Sang Weiwei was a little surprised. Xiao Chen's sharpness at this moment made people afraid to look directly at him. He said in a deep voice: "It's still a bit risky. If you are not careful, you encounter the elder of the helm patrolling. Where are you, what else can you do for a hundred years? after."
Xiao Chen smiled calmly and said: "How can we solve the problem without taking some risks? I broke through to the Human King, and I also need some battles to temper myself. Let's treat it as practice."
Seeing that Xiao Chen had made up his mind, Sang stopped trying to persuade him.
Xiao Chen always acted vigorously and resolutely, so he set out quietly that night while taking advantage of the darkness.
At sunset during the day, I returned to the village with some minor injuries.
In the following days, Xiao Chen's return time became more and more irregular.
Sometimes two days, sometimes three days, sometimes even as long as seven or eight days.
Qi Ye was a little worried and asked Sang several times. Sang didn't say much and just let Qi Ye make wine in peace and prepare for the Taoyuan event.
But Master Qi's experience is there. Every time he comes back, he can see that Xiao Chen has a bit more murderous intent.
Many times, the blood on the body has not yet dried.
I also received news from nearby villages that there were fewer and fewer rogue bandits nearby. There were rumors that a young man in white had recently appeared and was cleaning up the rogue bandits in this area.
Some people even saw the demon envoys being killed by the young men in white.
Take action!
The shock in Master Qi's heart was beyond words. He had experienced too much in his life.
I have seen many warriors who claim to be righteous with their bold words, but in fact, these people are either just acting on a whim. Either they were young and energetic and lost their lives underestimating the enemy, or they just gave up when they encountered some resistance.
He even saw righteous warriors and demonic warriors walking together and chatting happily.
At his age, many things have already been seen through.
He had long known that the environment in the wilderness was the result of the compromise of the big shots. In the eyes of the truly powerful, ordinary people like them are no different than ants, and they have never been the key.
In the wilderness, there is no right or wrong, only interests.
Therefore, when Xiao Chen asked him for the first time, Master Qi did not tell Xiao Chen the reason for driving away Xiao Qingchen.
But now...
It was this somewhat taciturn man who took direct action without saying a word.
Gradually, many nearby villages all felt something different.
One month passed, and the rogue bandits that were seen wandering around almost every day were no longer seen.
There are also more rumors.
Recently, a strange bird appeared, specializing in killing bandits. It can swallow hundreds of bandits in one bite. When the big bird saw the devil, its eyes lit up and it ran after the devil.
The owner of the strange bird is the man in white who is raiding the nearby bandits.
Master Qi and the people in the village were a little worried because Xiao Chen hadn't come back for half a month.
Xiao Qingchen would stop and wait on the pile of stones at the head of the village every day.
Under the setting sun, every evening, you can see a little girl looking and waiting in the distance.
However, I will come back disappointed every day.
Rumors emerged one after another. Some people saw a man in white with a pale face being chased by seven or eight demons. He was extremely dangerous.
Someone else saw a man in white clothes on the road from a distance, covered in blood, lying on the sea of sand, not knowing whether he was alive or dead. There was a big bloody bird parked next to him.
But when he was about to get closer, he was scared away by the big bloody bird and ran away in a panic.
The worries of the village seemed to have become a reality.
Xiao Chen hasn't been back for a month, which coupled with some bad rumors makes people particularly worried.
Sang guessed that Xiao Chen might have been plotted.
At the beginning, I could come back every three or two days. After a series of incidents, I would definitely be alert.
No matter how cautious Xiao Chen was, it was inevitable.
Even if the seventh-grade demon sect is only one of the twelve rudders in the wilderness, it should still not be underestimated.
It can be easily solved without the help of one person.
Later, some bad news came. The bandits who had been scared away started wandering again.
Rumor has it that the man in white is dead.
He said that he alerted the terrifying big shot and was swallowed directly by a terrifying ghost-faced soul beast.
Some bandits began to appear and wander around Qiye's village.
Xiao Qingchen was warned not to go to the village again. It has become uneasy recently.
Master Qi was a little nervous, but Sang told him that it was okay, just focus on making wine and prepare for the Taoyuan Wine Party.
The people in the village were in a low mood, and many people thought Xiao Chen was dead.
But there are always people who don't believe it, such as Xiao Qingchen. The little girl sneaks out every day, looks into the distance, and waits anxiously.
Why wait
When there are expectations, there will be expectations. But if the expectations fail again and again, the disappointment will become worse again and again.
The villagers felt distressed when they saw the little girl waiting, and tried to persuade her not to go out again.
But the little girl is stubborn and always insists that her big brother will definitely come back.
Another month has passed.
Master Qi’s wine has all been brewed.
In addition to Fen Xin, who Xiao Chen asked him to help brew, Qi Ye himself had also brewed the wine he was going to attend the reception.
"Is this Burning Heart?"
Sang looked at the wine bottle and took a closer look. The aroma was fragrant, but it was not much different from ordinary wine.
Xiao Chen still hadn't come back. Even though the dragon clan's best wine had been completed, Master Qi was a little bored.
Smoking a dry cigarette, he said casually: "Well, it's just Burning Heart. It has not appeared for more than five thousand years, or even longer, and I don't know if the world can still recognize it. If it weren't for some skills passed down by the ancestors, the old man would also I can’t tell that this is Burning Heart.”
"Sang, tell the old man what's going on with my little brother. He hasn't come back for two months. Now that the wine is ready, what's the use if he doesn't show up?"
Qi Ye brought up the old topic again. He had asked him several times, but Nai He Sang didn't say much.
Sang put down the wine bottle and said softly: "I know very well that he will walk on the path he chooses with his hands even if his legs are broken. As long as the last drop of blood is not shed, he will not give up."
Master Qi sighed in astonishment: "Brother is so young, what on earth have he experienced... to be in such a state of mind. By the way, Sang, please pay attention to Xiao Qingchen, this girl keeps sneaking out without being able to stop her."
Sang was about to answer when his face suddenly changed slightly, and then he chuckled softly: "He's back."
"Ah?" Master Qi was shocked when he heard this and said quickly: "What's back? Is the little brother back?"
Next to the ancient well outside the village, Xiao Qingchen looked at the spring water in the well and said innocently: "Moon, Moon, tell me, when will big brother come back?"
"You stinky moon, you bad moon, you always don't speak. It's all you, it's all because of you, big brother doesn't come back, right?"
Xiao Qingchen pouted and said dissatisfiedly to Gu Jing.
"Didn't I tell you that the ancient well is dangerous and that you should not come again?"
But at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind Xiao Qingchen. He was startled and looked back.
Under the reflection of the setting sun, a familiar face appeared in Xiao Qingchen's eyes.
"Big brother!"
Xiao Qingchen was so pleasantly surprised that he ran over quickly, crying with joy, and hugged him tightly.
Somewhat confused, Xiao Chen turned around and looked around, only to see the head of the village.
Qi Ye Tiedan led the whole village, old and young, and ran out.
After seeing Xiao Chen, everyone looked surprised and overjoyed.
After two months of not showing up, Xiao Chen, who was rumored to be dead after sweeping away the bandits and losing to the demon envoy, is back!